Sophia Referencing Guide
(updated Jun 2022)
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How to do citations in Sophia style?
This is the Citationsy guide to Sophia citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
This is the Citationsy guide to Sophia citations, reference lists, in-text citations, and bibliographies.
The complete, comprehensive guide shows you how easy citing any source can be. Referencing books, youtube videos, websites, articles, journals, podcasts, images, videos, or music in Sophia.

How do you cite a book in the Sophia referencing style? (2022 Guide)
Have you come across fiction, non-fiction, history, novel or any other book and you want to include it in your works-cited-list in Sophia? This is how.Here’s an example book citation in Sophia using placeholders:
Last Name, F. N. (2000). Title. (E. F. N. Editor Last Name, Ed.) (Edition.). City: Publisher.
Sophia citation:
Angelou, M. (1969). I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1st ed.). New York: Random House.
How to reference a journal article in the Sophia citation style?
How do you cite scientific papers in Sophia format?
Have you come across a research paper or journal article you would like to cite in your own research? Here’s how to do it in SophiaHere’s a Sophia journal citation example using placeholders:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author3 LastnameA. F. (2000). Title. Container, Volume(Issue), pages Used. https://doi.org/DOI
Petit, C., & Sieffermann, J. (2007). Testing consumer preferences for iced-coffee: Does the drinking environment have any influence?, 18(1), 161-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2006.05.008
How to cite a website in a paper in Sophia style?
The most basic entry for a website consists of the author name(s), webpage title, website title, institution/publisher, publication date, and DOI or URL. Here’s how to cite it properly in SophiaHere’s an Sophia example website reference:
Author1 LastnameA. F., & Author2 LastnameA. F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. https://www.example.com. Accessed 25 June 2022
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083
on The Guardian website:
Tran, M. (2008, November 5). Barack Obama To Be America’s First Black President. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/nov/05/uselections20083. Accessed 25 June 2022
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How to cite a YouTube video Sophia in 2022
To cite a YouTube video, channel, or comment according to Sophia, all you need it the followingHere’s a Sophia citation YouTube video example:
ChannelName. (2000, January 1). Title. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXXXXX. Accessed 25 June 2022
Pixar. (2015, June 3). Pizza Clip — Inside Out. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W6rntBADUQ. Accessed 25 June 2022
How to cite a podcast using Sophia referencing style
Are you listening to a history, philosophy, or literature podcast and you want to cite it in a presentation or research paper. Here’s how to do it in SophiaIt is becoming more and more common to reference podcasts in essays or other school work.
Here’s how to reference a podcast it in Sophia.
Lastname, F. (2000, January 1). Title. Publisher. http://www.example.com. Accessed 25 June 2022
This American Life. (2018, March 2). 640: Five Women. WBEZ Radio. https://thisamericanlife.org/640/five-women. Accessed 25 June 2022
How to cite a piece of music or a song using Sophia referencing style?
Have you ever cited a movie before? You will see that citing a song is a pretty similar process. Here’s how to do it in SophiaAn example song citation in Sophia.
Lastname, F. (2000). Song Title. Album. http://www.example.com. Accessed 25 June 2022
The Beatles. (1969). Here Comes the Sun. Abbey Road. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here-comes-the-sun/401186200?i=401187150. Accessed 25 June 2022
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